Has that upper balcony sound that must have been familiar at the Fillmore, thus giving it that authentic essence that can only come from a good AUD source from a devoted fan with great foresight!

What can be said about this show that hasn't already. First off it has the holy trinity of guitar players and through in Danny Kirwin who in my opinion is way under rated in my opinion the only one that is missing would be Jimi Hendrix and maybe Eric Clapton if you went there. I actually prefer the Audience recording as you can hear Peter Green and Duane much better as they are much lower in the mix due to there stage volume. The segue from Dark Star into Spanish Jam is just beyond words and then when Bobby drops in the lovelight things take off like a Kentucky Derby triple crown winner charging home for the win. 1977 doesn't have a thing on this show the best ever and if you think it doesn't get any better listen to the next two nights. I would even go as far as calling the next night even better I think the audience recording captures it so well and includes what the board is missing. In my opinion it doesn't get much better then this.

I don't ever write reviews - so - a very heart felt thanks for taking the time to post this awesome album, Duane and Jerry not only compliment one another but bring out the best - never in the history of music is so much owed by so many to so few.
I leave you so that I can now go and drown my ears in blissful Darkstar / Spanish Jam !! Thanks again

This is the better of the two audience tapes up here. As far as the Dark Star through Lovelight all-star jam goes, the soundboard has a terrible mix, the guests are hardly audible and the whole thing just doesn't come off whereas here it smokes. I wrote off this show as disappointing long ago based on the board tape, glad to hear what it actually sounded like.

Duane is definitely playing in Dark Star, he really starts to dig in more n more around 6 or 7 mins into it. This is a great quality aud recording for this year. Great show too. When I give a rating its not based on every possibility of how good a show can sound and how well played it was. I rate each one on based on circumstance, for 1970, this is a great, totally listenable audience recording, the setlist is great and the jamming is inspired and interactive

Great to see this in a fuller version than the one i had for years
Just read about it again in Lesh's book.
Question- which versions ( Aud and Board, one of each, of course) of these available should be downloaded, is there a consensus?

The advantage of this audience source is that it reflects the house sound. Peter Green is way to low in the soundboard mix - and its clear why. His stage volume is smoking. It is too cool to hear him and Jerry dueling. Dark Star > Spanish Jam is the highlight. Great great stuff!

I've ever considered 2-11-1970 the show of my life: the three best guitarists of my personal list (Peter Green, Jerry Garcia, Duane Allman)...togheter! Thanks to the kindness of a Deadhead I obtained a copy some years ago. But for the first time I can listen clearly to that wall of sound distinguishing Peter from Jerry. And I'm now sure that also Danny Kirwan was of the party (you can recognize him from the unique vibrato).

Chronological note (a personal one, of course): in 1970 Peter and Jarry had yet many years of music experience. Meanwhile, I believe that Duane was still exploring his style, that would have achieved the higher point the next year.

Thanks again Max!

Thanx Matt. This is an upgrade over my previous aud. Sound gets better, though it does change at times. I finally have this show complete as I combined it with a source for Uncle John's. I am playing Not Fade and Cumberland on my radio show this week. Peace